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Skill 3 · Dead reckoningProblem 293005
Two legs from a 1035 fix: where is the 1055 DR?
At 1035 you fix your position 085°T, 1.4 nm from Heron Point Light. You steer 074°T at 8.8 kn until 1045, then 221°T at 5.9 kn until 1055.
Give the 1055 DR position as the true bearing FROM Mill stack to the DR, and the distance. Courses are true and speeds are through the water; dead reckoning ignores current and leeway.
Tolerance: 2° and 0.15 nm (or 4 % of the distance).
| 1035 fix | 085°T, 1.4 nm from Heron Point Light |
|---|---|
| Leg 1 | 074°T, 8.8 kn, 1035 to 1045 |
| Leg 2 | 221°T, 5.9 kn, 1045 to 1055 |
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